After Agatha: Women Write Crime by Sally Cline
$39.99 AUD
Category: Etymology
From Agatha Christie and Patricia Highsmith to Val McDermid and JK Rowling, After Agatha is an indispensable guide to women's crime writing over the last century and an exploration of why women read crime Spanning the 1930s to present day, After Agatha charts the explosion in women's crime writing and ...Show more
The Dawn of Language: How We Came to Talk by Sverker Johansson
$32.99 AUD
Category: Etymology
Who was "the first speaker" and what was their first message? Drawing on evidence from many fields, including archaeology, anthropology, neurology and linguistics, Sverker Johansson weaves these disparate threads together to show how our human ancestors evolved into language users. The Dawn of Language ...Show more
I Saw the Dog: How Language Works by Alexandra Aikhenvald
$29.99 AUD
Category: Etymology
A leading expert draws on a lifetime of fieldwork to reveal the mysteries and magic of language. Every language in the world shares a few common features: we can ask a question, say something belongs to us, and tell someone what to do. But beyond that, our languages are richly and almost ...Show more
Roots: Home is Who We Are: Voices from the SBS Emerging Writers’ Competition by SBS Emerging Writers' Competition
$34.99 AUD
Category: Etymology
Roots brings us thirty of the best short memoirs chosen from more than 2000 entries in the inaugural SBS Emerging Writers’ Competition. Offering a snapshot of contemporary Australia, this diverse collection of stories explores love, family, loss, culture, sexual awakening and the abiding connections to ...Show more
The Hero: The Enduring Myth That Makes Us Human by Lee Child
$17.99 AUD
Category: Etymology | Series: TLS Bks. | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction
What makes a hero? Who better to answer that question than Lee Child... 'It's Lee Child. Why would you not read it?'- Karin Slaughter'. I don't know another author so skilled at making me turn the page' - The Times In his first work of nonfiction, the creator of the multimillion-selling Jack Reacher ...Show more
You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory by Ruta Sepetys
$36.99 AUD
Category: Etymology
The nonfiction debut by #1 New York Times bestselling and Carnegie Medal-winning author Ruta Sepetys. Perfect for fans of Burn After Writing and Bird by Bird. Life is story in motion. Each day, you add to your story, revise it, and view it from a different angle. You erase things. Tear pages out. And so ...Show more
Always Take Notes: Advice from the world's greatest writers by Simon Akam
$39.99 AUD
Category: Etymology
Bestselling and award-winning authors share the secrets to their success, and the hard lessons they have learnt along the way. Where do the best ideas come from? How do you stay motivated? What does it take to become a published author? And how do you actually make money from your writing? For over five ...Show more
MACQUARIE DICTIONARY & THESAURUS [HARDCOVER] by MACQUARIE
$24.99 AUD
Category: Etymology
The Macquarie Dictionary & Thesaurus meets the needs of readers without stretching their finances. Includes up-to-date items such as biodiesel, bromance, cyberbully, data haven, skillshare, tweet and vertical garden- over 37,000 definitions- over 85,000 synonyms- clear pronunciations- valuable appen ...Show more
An Emotional Dictionary: Real Words for How You Feel, from Angst to Zwodder by Susie Dent
$39.99 AUD
Category: Etymology
Whether it's the distress of a bad haircut (AGE-OTORI) or longing for the food someone else is eating (GROAKING), the pleasure found in other people's happiness (CONFELICITY) or the shock of jumping into icy water (CURGLAFF), there are real words to pinpoint exactly how you feel and Susie Dent, Queen of ...Show more
The Writer Laid Bare: Emotional Honesty in a Writer’s Art, Craft and Life by Lee Kofman
$32.99 AUD
Category: Etymology
Inspired by her popular writing courses, Lee also offers practical advice on drafts, edits and how to achieve a life/writing balance. How combining her writing with motherhood led her to recognise that ‘ the pram in the hall’ issue is real. Plus the ultimate reading list of books you really should ...Show more
The Briefest English Grammar and Punctuation Guide Ever! by Ruth Colman
$19.99 AUD
Category: Etymology
Have you ever been unsure where an apostrophe should go? Do you know the difference between a regular and an irregular verb? And why should you care?The Briefest English Grammar and Punctuation Guide Ever! clearly and simply explains how language works and functions, and makes understanding punctuation ...Show more
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
$27.99 AUD
Category: Etymology
'Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he'd had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and penc ...Show more